INSIDE . COMMUNITY EVENTS B2 _ JUST A THOUGHT KATHY FLORITTO Funny thing about love F YOU enjoyed (and remember!) Art Linkletter’s book Kids Say the Darndest Things, these responses of elementary school children to a few questions on Love should broaden your smile for the day, I think Mr. L. would’ve liked them... QUE: Why do you think love happens? “No one is sure why it happens, but I heard it has something to do with how you smell .., That’s why perfume and deodarant are so popu- lar.’’ Mae, age 9 “T think you’re supposed to get shot with an ar- row or something, but the rest of it isn’t sup- posed to be so painful.”’ Manuel, age 8 QUE: What do you think it’s like to fall in love? “Like an avalanche where you have to run for your life.’ John, age 9 “Tf falling in love is anything like learning how to spell, I don’t want to do it. It lakes too long.’? Glenn, age 7 QUE: Are good looks important for love to happen? ‘Tt isn’t always just how you Look. Look at me. I’m handsome like anything and I baven’t got anybody to marry me yet.”’ Brian, age 7 “Beauty is skin deep, But how rich you are can last a long time.’? Christinc, age 9 QUE: What is love? “Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good tao.”' Greg, age 8 QUE: How do people behave when they're in love? “Mooshy ... like puppy dogs ... except puppy dogs don’t wag their tails nearly as much.” Amold, age 10 QUE: Why do you think peaple in love hold hands so often? “They want to make sure their rings don’t fall off because they paid good money for them.”’ Gavin, age 8 QUE; What is your opinion about love? “T’m in favor of love as long as it doesn’t hap- pen when ‘Dinosaurs’ is on television.”’ Jill, age 6 “Love will find you, even if you are trying to hide from it. I been trying to hide from it since I was five, but the girls keep finding mc.'’ Dave, age 8 “I'm not rushing into being in love. I’m finding fourth grade hard cnough.”’ Regina, age 10 QUE: What's a sure-fire way (o make some- one fall in love with you? “Tell them that you own a whole bunch of candy stores.’? Del, age 6 “Don’t do things like have smelly, green sneakers. You might get attention, but attention ain’t the same thing as love.’ Alonzo, age 9 ‘One way is to take the girl out to cat, Make sure il’s something she likes to eat. French fries usually works for me.’’ Bart, age 9 QUE: How can you tell if two people in a restaurant are in love? *‘Just see if the man picks up the check. That’s how you can tell if he’s in love.*’ Bobby, age 9 QUE; What are most people thinking when they say ‘tT Love You’? **The person is thinking: Yeah, I really do love him. But I hope he showers at least ance a day.”’ Michelle, age 9 **Some lovers might be real nervous, so they are giad that they finally got it out and said it and now they can go eat.'’ Dick, age 7 QUE: How does a person learn to kiss? **You can have a big rehearsal with your Barbie and Ken dolls, Julia, age 7 “You lear it right on the spot when the gooshy feelings get the best of you.’’ Brian, age 7 “Tt might help to watch soap operas all day,’ Carin, age 9 QUE: When is it okay to kiss someone? “When they're rich.’ Pam, ags 7 “Is never okay to kiss a boy, They always slobber all over you .,. That’s why [ stopped doing it.’ Tammy, age 10 QUE: How do people make love last? "Don’t forget your wife's name.That will mess up the love,’’ Erin, age 8 “Be a good kisser. It might make your wile forget that you never take out the trash.’* Dave, ages - I Volunteer of the Year The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, April 3, 1996 - 81 SECTION B CRIS LEYKAUF 638-7283 Nomination forms come in NOMINEES ARE starting to come in for the Terrace Stan- dard/Overwaitea Volunteer of the Year contest. Seven nomination forms came in last week, and already two are for the same person, You have till April 12 to get your nomination form in for the Volunteer of the Year contest. Nomination forms can be found on page A3 of this week’s paper. Linda Van Dale ‘Linda has been with the air cadets for ten plus years, and gives it blood, sweat and tears, literally anylime,’? wrote Karen Brunette on her nomination form. Van Dale is always willing to give her time for the cadets, to help in their training, she says. For example, Van Dale once spent many days tutouring an older cadet, in order that he have a rank more appropriate to his age. Van Dale also volunteers to help organize events the cadets put on, such as the upcoming sporls weekend, with an anticipated 150 cadets taking part. Oxganizing something this large is difficult, but Brunette says this is the type of situation where Van Dale shines. “She makes it look easy, but at the end of the day you can see just how much effort she puts into everything she docs,’? wrote Brunetie. Bill Braam ONCE SOMEONE - starts volunteering, they can’t stop, That describes Bill Braam, who's been active in the com- munity for many years. He was nominated by Curtis Tuininga. Braam has been a member of the Terrace volunteer fire depart- ment for about ten years, and is regularly called out to respond to alarms and crises, He's also been a member of These aren’t your average moron ON NOPE. THESE are the Oxymorons, a new Improv troupe organized by Terrace Little Theatre’s Russ Sangster. They made their debut performance al the Ladies Diamond dinner in February and they kept the audience laughing for twenty minutes. Since then the Oxymorons have been practicing weekly, and have also performed at Applause 96, the TLT telethon. Fans will have a chance to catch the improv troupe this month at Roastmastirs, They’ll be performing at least monthly at the coffee shop. And on April 13 at 1 p.m. the Oxymorons have also been signed up to perform at the grand opening of Northern Savings Credit Union. “This is the first time Terrace bas had anything like this,”’ says Sangster. Just over a year ago he was involved in a drop-in improv workshop, but without a regular ‘cast’, it was hard to keep people coming out regularly. So when he formed the Oxymorons, Sangster held sudi- tions, casting eight people including himself. They play a variety of improv games, including ‘freeze tag’ where people freeze mid-way through an action, only to be cast in a totally different role, ‘what are you doing’ and emotion exercises, “The most important thing is never ta deny a situation,” explains Sangster.“*"You can’t refuse something new, but you can change It or alter it.”’ Sangster is looking to expand the improv troupe to about 16 permanent actors. If you’d like to drop by. a‘ practice session, they meet at 7 p.m. on Thursdays at the Sandman " banquet room. cs search and rescue for over 15 years, rescuing lost hikers and mushroom pickers. “He thrives on this type of work,”’ says Tuininga. In addition to this Braam {s also the chair of the Centennial Chris- tian School’s building and grounds committee. In this eapac- ity he has helped build a playground for the children. Nel Lieuwen NEL LIEUWEN retired from nursing fen years ago, but some- one forgot to. tell her to stop working. For the past five years Licuwen has been a volunteer with the Ca- nadian Cancer Society. Patricia Wafzig nominated Lieuwen for the work she has done in the past five years, organizing the door-to-door campaign. Lieuwen is also active helping with the emergency aid depart- ment of the cancer society. That department organizes emergency trips to Vancouver for cancer patients who can’t afford the travel costs. “She’s always there no matter where J] turn,’’ says Wafzig. “This lady never refuses to help,’ says Wafzig. ‘When asked to sit and sell daffodils (for the cancer society) she never refuses.” Lieuwen also volunteers at Kiti K’Shan school several times a week. “She’s been coming here for years, says school secretary Giselle Birch, “She reads with the kids, helps teachers prepare lessons — she’s a general teacher assistant, a su- per woman,”’ says Birch. Margaret Cooper Margaret Cooper was nominated by both Helga Kenny and Nadina Strangway, for her outstanding volunteer efforts, Although she’s reached the age where most people like to take it easy, Cooper is very actively in- volved in a number of community organizations, She has devoted over 25 years working for the Girl Guides of Canada, and has ‘‘touched many lives in Terrace,’ through her work there says Kenny. One of those lives is that of Strangway. On her nomination form she wrote, ‘‘When J joined Brownies and then Guides (over 15 years ago) Marg was always making sure that all the activities we attended were fun and a good learning experience, ‘“‘Now that I'm a Guider and see how much planning and work go into these events, it amazes me that despite all her other ac- tivities, Marg still works just as hard for the girls,”’ Spending time with the girl guides is no hardship for Cooper. “I really enjoy the kids,’’ she says. Cooper also volunteers at the Terrace Anti-Poverty Society, helps with furtdraising efforts and is on their board of directors. “L like to deal with people and help them,’’ she says. “I’ve had a lot of rough times and [ know what it’s like.”’ The staff there also appreciate her help. “She is an inspiration to me whenever I feel like tossing in the towel,’’ says Kenny. If that weren’t enough to keep her busy, Cooper also volunteers with the Terrace Stockcar Assoc., and manages their admissions booth in the summer. And since she’s moved to the Willows Apartments, Cooper has become very active with the tenants association there. “‘She deserves recognition for the work that she has done and will likely continue to do for many years,”’ writes Kenny. But Cooper finds volunteering rewarding for her as well. “I never had a lot of money, but I can always give my lime,” she says. Lisa Zorn No child should have to go without lunch, That feeling is what led Lisa Zorn to run the hot lunch program at Kiti K’Shan Primary School, “She spends many hours plan- ning menus, buying food, prepar- ing it and coordinating delivery,"’ said Wendy Watt on her nomina- tion form for Lisa Zor, “Lisa feels no child should go without lunch, and because of this has been. the guiding force in securing a supplemental program for hungry kids,’’ said Watt, Jim Ryan TERRACE MAY be just a small town, but we've gat a big Teputation in the national music community. And a big part of the reason for that reputation is Jim Ryan, says community band member Rick Brouwer, Ryan revived the Terrace Com- munity Band in 1984, after it faded away in the 1960s, Since then he’s taken the band to the nationals winning sitver twice and gold last year, “They're even better — this year,” confides Ryan. “I didn’t think they could be.’’ Ryan also started the Terrace Symphony Orchesira three years ago. “I had nothing to do one afternoon so I made an or- chestra,”” he jokes. Despite a heavy schedule of re- hearsals and recilals between the two bands, Ryan refuses to accept any payment, says Brouwer. “T don’t consider it work,’” ex- plains Ryan. ‘‘After I stopped teaching (band classes) I had to have something to do,’’ he says. “And there were a lot of good players and musicians in town. ‘They work very hard. I feel so privileged. [ have a band and an orchestra. What more could I want?” Ryan describes the band as a family, bound together with great warmth and understanding. Like all famities they have their spats, but he wouldn’t change them. “They’re a very, very impor- tant part of my iife,”" says Ryan, IN YOUR FACE — Kelly Hed and Ron Correll aren't about to punch each other. They're just acting out a moment in freeze tag. In that game actors can go from a fistfight, and then be told they're long lost friends meeting again for the first ime.